Data Visualization Interactivity Architecture

A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing extensible interactivity for a data visualization, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• creating a data visualization according to a set of data;
• exposing at least one hotspot;
• receiving a selection of the at least one hotspot;
• creating a changelist associated with the selection of the at least one hotspot;
• storing a plurality of user input commands in the changelist;
• processing the changelist;
• and
• updating the data visualization according to the processed changelist.

A system for providing data visualization interactivity, the system comprising:

• a memory storage;
• and
• a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
• create a data visualization according to a layout associated with a data visualization platform, wherein the layout comprises at least one of:
• a pie chart, a bar chart, a scatter chart, a column chart, a line chart, an area chart, a doughnut chart, a radar chart, a surface chart, a bubble chart, and a stock chart;
• expose at least one interactive feature for the data visualization, wherein the interactive feature comprises at least one of:
• a data modification feature, a data filtering feature, and a visual adjustment feature;
• provide an integration object associated with at least one of a plurality rendering platforms, wherein the rendering platform comprises at least one of:
• GDI, GDI+, Silverlight, WPF, and C# winforms;
• receive a selection of at least one location on the data visualization from a user input device, wherein the user input device comprises at least one of:
• a mouse, a stylus, a keyboard, and a touch screen;
• determine whether the selected at least one location is associated with a hotspot, wherein determining whether the selected at least one location is associated with a hotspot comprises determining whether the selected at least one location comprises at least one of:
• a data point, a structural element of the data visualization, a user interface menu item, a user interface command element, and a data visualization control element;
• in response to determining that the selected at least one location is associated with a hotspot, translate the selection of the at least one interactive feature via the integration object into a common format associated with the data visualization platform, wherein being operative to translate the selection of the at least one interactive feature via the integration object comprises being operative to:
• capture at least one characteristic of the selection, wherein the captured at least one characteristic is encoded in a format associated with at least one of the plurality rendering platforms and wherein the at least one characteristic of the selection comprises at least one of:
• a mouse click, a drag operation, a drop operation, a mouse movement, and a scroll operation,
• display at least one visual feedback associated with the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one visual feedback comprises at least one of:
• changing a cursor, drawing a line, drawing a shape, changing a title, changing a status display, and displaying a tooltip,
• convert the at least one characteristic of the selection from the encoding format associated with the at least one of the plurality rendering platforms to a common encoding format associated with the data visualization platform,
• create a change list according to the converted at least one characteristic of the selection, and
• submit the change list to the data visualization platform;
• and
• update the data visualization according to the submitted change list and at least one property of the hotspot at the at least one selected location.